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Where does “gahabjaną” come from?

gahabjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gahabjaną (Proto-Germanic): to hold ; retain; to raise

Definitions

  1. to hold ; retain; to raise

Ancestry of “gahabjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
4Middle Englishkyt—
5Germankitt—
6Old High Germankuti—
7Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
8Proto-Germanickweduzresin
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gahabjaną”

  • 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽
  • 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽
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